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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates: September 14, 2016

Duane F. Heatwole Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 057
Scope and Contents Duane F. Heatwole served aboard Growler as a commissaryman petty officer second class from 1960 to 1964. Heatwole began his interview by discussing Growler’s galley. He also described how he acquired different types of food, how this food was loaded into the boat, and how the food was stored. Heatwole then discussed some of the meals that he prepared for the crew, including filet mignon, lobster, and crab legs from Alaska. He then continued, describing a process called snorkeling, which...
Dates: October 1, 2014

Herman F. Nascimento Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 058
Scope and Contents Herman Nascimento served aboard Growler from 1958 to 1961, as an engineman petty officer third class. Nascimento began his interview by providing a brief overview of his time in the Navy. He then explained his family history, discussed growing up in Hawaii, and recounted some of his memories of growing up in Hawaii during WWII. Nascimento next discussed his motivation for joining the Navy and volunteering for the submarine service. The interview then shifted toward submarine training...
Dates: October 01, 2014

Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

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United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 4
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
Growler -- control room and attack center 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
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Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
Hygiene 3
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
Strategy -- Deterrence 3
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 3
Celebrations -- Holidays 2
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 2
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
Recreation 2
Recreation -- Games 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
Accidents 1
Bering Sea (sea) 1
Commanding Officer 1
Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
Damage Control 1
Discipline 1
Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Executive Officer 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
Growler -- crew's quarters 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- enlisted mess 1
Growler -- galley 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Growler -- washroom 1
Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
Hazing 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
Liberty 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Morale -- Awards 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Russia (nation) 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
Swimming 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1
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